Pikanium Z

Pikanium Z ピカチュウＺ Pikachu Z

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Introduced in Generation VII Pocket Generation VII Z-Crystals

The Pikanium Z (Japanese: ピカチュウＺ Pikachu Z) is a type of Z-Crystal introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. It is a Pokémon-specific Z-Crystal associated with Pikachu and allows it to upgrade its Volt Tackle into the special Z-Move Catastropika.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price SMUSUM N/A N/A

Effect

Bag item

Can create Pikanium Z held items for Pikachu in the party.

Held item

In battle

Allows Pikachu except Pikachu in a cap (or a Pokémon transformed into Pikachu, except a Pikachu in a cap) to upgrade its Volt Tackle into the special Z-Move Catastropika.

Unaffected by item negating effects (such as Embargo and Klutz). Item manipulating effects (such as Trick and Fling) cannot remove a Z-Crystal from a Pokémon.

Rayquaza cannot Mega Evolve if it holds a Z-Crystal.

Outside of battle

A held Pikanium Z is automatically removed if the Pokémon is traded between players.

Description

Bag item

Games Description SMUSUM It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Pikachu's Volt Tackle to an exclusive Z-Move.

Held item

Games Description SMUSUM This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Pikachu's Volt Tackle to a Z-Move.

Acquisition

Games Method SM Konikoni City (from the woman with three Pikachu) USUM Hano Grand Resort (from Chuuster)

In the anime

File:Pikarla Pikanium Z.png

A Pikanium Z in the anime

A Pikanium Z was first seen in SM091, under the ownership of Pikarla. She used it with her Shiny Pikachu to perform Catastropika on Jessie's Mimikyu and stop Team Rocket from stealing all of the Pikachu from Pikachu Valley.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 皮卡丘Ｚ Pèihkāyāu-Z Mandarin 皮卡丘Ｚ Píkǎqiū-Z French Pikazélite German Pikachium Z Italian Pikacium Z Korean 피카츄Z Pikachu-Z Spanish Pikastal Z

External links

• On Smogon's Itemdex:
  • Generation VII

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.